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Pick Everard publishes report on construction sector outlook for 2026 ahead of Autumn Budget

Pick Everard has published its Pre-Autumn Budget Construction Market Insight report, presenting findings from a survey of 200 industry participants which examined confidence levels and expectations for 2026 within the construction sector ahead of the Autumn Budget. The survey gathered views from contractors, developers, consultants, and clients on business outlook, project activity, and workforce trends for 2026. The findings reveal a cautiously optimistic sector, with 81% expressing positive or neutral expectations despite ongoing pressures from inflation, regulatory reform, and cost increases linked to the Building Safety Act 2022. Nearly 60% described the industry as static, reflecting uncertainty around planning reform and public spending, while 52% expect headcount and turnover to remain stable and 32% anticipate growth.

RICS publishes response to Hong Kong Policy Address 2025

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published its response to Hong Kong's 2025 Policy Address, setting out recommendations across three strategic government initiatives. RICS proposes establishing a Long-Term Development Financing Scheme led by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to provide preferential loans tied to GDP growth or project performance for the Northern Metropolis development. The organisation recommends broadening Public-Private Partnership models beyond traditional Build-Operate-Transfer arrangements to include joint ventures and availability-based frameworks, supported by a dedicated PPP and Finance Advisory Panel. For education and talent development, RICS suggests tax concessions or yield support to incentivise private investment in student accommodation and proposes including AI/BIM specialists and sustainable building certifiers in talent schemes. The response also recommends streamlining approvals through centralised digital platforms, urban renewal policies with zoning flexibility for underutilised industrial land, and centralised procurement for modular construction components. The recommendations aim to address challenges from elevated interest rates and global trade volatility affecting Hong Kong's built environment sector.

APPG publishes report calling for infrastructure delivery reforms

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Project Delivery (APPGPD) has published its first inquiry report, calling for a radical overhaul of the government’s approach to infrastructure delivery. The report warns that systemic failures in project management risk undermining the government’s infrastructure ambitions and urges ministers to embed delivery discipline across the machinery of government.

Battle of the forms—last shot displaced where parties intended different terms to prevail, statutory implied terms not excluded (Tullow Ghana v Vallourec Oil and Gas)

Construction analysis: The Commercial Court held that a contract was concluded on previously negotiated bespoke terms without incorporation of the defendant's standard conditions, and that statutory implied terms under sections 14(2), 14(2A) and 14(2B) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (SGA 1979) applied, demonstrating that in ‘battle of the forms’ disputes the ‘last shot’ doctrine may be displaced where evidence shows parties intended different terms to prevail. The court also clarified that the initial burden is on the claimant to establish on the balance of probabilities that its cause of action accrued within the statutory period, after which the burden shifts to the defendant to prove that the alleged accrual occurred earlier.